Amps that pair well with the ProCo RAT 2

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All 99 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

Two-Rock Classic Reverb 100W Head

Two-Rock

32% match
$5299via Reverb

Into the Classic Reverb's own pedal-platform clean, the RAT's dark, cutting distortion adds real, sharp gain rather than more headroom.

Comes later in the signal chain

Two-Rock Vintage Deluxe 6L6 35W Head

Two-Rock

32% match

Into the Vintage Deluxe's glassy, sag-driven touch response, the RAT's dark, cutting distortion pushes harder than the amp's natural breakup alone.

Comes later in the signal chain

Fuchs Blackjack 21 MKII

Fuchs

32% match

The RAT's dark, cutting distortion is a sharper edge than the Blackjack's own touch-responsive breakup offers on its own.

Comes later in the signal chain

Mesa Boogie Subway D-800

Mesa Boogie

32% match

Push the Subway D-800's bright, cutting preamp with the RAT's low-gain drive for aggressive, stage-ready bass grit.

Comes later in the signal chain

Two-Rock TS1 40/20W Combo

Two-Rock

32% match

The RAT's dark, cutting distortion is a sharper edge than the TS1's own smooth, rich pedal-platform headroom offers on its own.

Comes later in the signal chain

Laney Richter RB2 Bass Combo

Laney

32% match
$317.57via Reverb

The RAT's bright, cutting drive gives the RB2's clean bass tone real grit without losing low-end presence.

Comes later in the signal chain

Bad Cat Cub V EL34

Bad Cat

31% match
$2350via Reverb

Push the Cub V's chimey British headroom with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stack into real dirt.

Comes later in the signal chain

Blackstar Studio 10 KT88 Limited Edition

Blackstar

31% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Push the Studio 10's British, midrange-forward tone with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stack into real dirt.

Comes later in the signal chain

Bruno Cowtipper 45

Bruno

31% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Bruno Cowtipper 45 leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform ProCo RAT 2 wants

Comes later in the signal chain

Bruno Cowtipper 22

Bruno

31% match

Stack ProCo RAT 2 on top and a edge of breakup tone tightens toward low gain

Comes later in the signal chain

Two-Rock Silver Sterling Signature 150W Head

Two-Rock

31% match
$6873.36via Reverb

The Silver Sterling 150W's smooth, clean-platform headroom gives the RAT's dark, cutting distortion somewhere focused to land.

Comes later in the signal chain

Traynor YBA100 Tube Bass Head

Traynor

31% match
$1089via Reverb

Into the YBA100's tube-driven bass headroom, the RAT's dark, cutting distortion adds a sharper edge than the amp gets on its own.

Comes later in the signal chain

Two-Rock Classic Reverb Signature 6V6 40W Head

Two-Rock

31% match

The RAT's dark, cutting distortion is a sharper edge than the Classic Reverb Signature's own smooth, blues-voiced headroom offers on its own.

Comes later in the signal chain

Fender Rumble 25 Ivory

Fender

31% match

Push the Rumble 25's reliable, rehearsal-ready clean tone with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and it opens up into real dirt.

Comes later in the signal chain

Two-Rock Silver Sterling Signature 100/50W

Two-Rock

31% match
$6873.36via Reverb

Into the Silver Sterling's boutique clean-platform headroom, the RAT's cutting distortion gets real amplification instead of choking on limited gain.

Comes later in the signal chain

Peavey Bandit 112

Peavey

30% match
$375via Reverb

Run ProCo RAT 2 into that high headroom platform and it finally leans toward low gain

Comes later in the signal chain

Two-Rock Silver Sterling Signature 150/75W

Two-Rock

30% match

The Silver Sterling's own harmonic, touring-grade headroom gives the RAT's dark, cutting distortion real definition to bite into.

Comes later in the signal chain

Two-Rock Bloomfield Drive 6L6 100W Head

Two-Rock

30% match

The RAT's dark, cutting distortion is a sharper edge than the Bloomfield Drive's own smooth, fusion-voiced headroom offers on its own.

Comes later in the signal chain

Traynor YCV20 Custom Valve Combo

Traynor

30% match

The RAT's cutting distortion pushes the YCV20's chiming class-A breakup into rawer territory without losing the amp's British character.

Comes later in the signal chain

Carr rambler

Carr

30% match

Push the Rambler's thick, jazz-voiced midrange with the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion and the two stack into real dirt.

Comes later in the signal chain

Fuchs FBS-700

Fuchs

30% match

A RAT 2 in front of the FBS-700 adds low-gain, cutting distortion the bass head's own clean headroom doesn't otherwise offer.

Comes later in the signal chain

Magnatone 460

Magnatone

29% match

Stack the RAT ahead of the 460 and its cutting drive pushes the amp's stereo vibrato into thicker, grittier territory.

Comes later in the signal chain

Hughes & Kettner Ampman/Clas

Hughes & Kettner

29% match
$371.96via Reverb

ProCo RAT 2's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Hughes & Kettner Ampman/Clas delivers it

Comes later in the signal chain

Peavey MiniMAX 600 Watt Bass Amp Head

Peavey

16% match
$499.99via Reverb

The RAT's dark, cutting distortion pushes the MiniMAX 600's own noisy, gigging-ready bass gain into sharper territory.

Comes later in the signal chain

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